Sants is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Barcelona . It belongs to the district of Sants-Montjuïc and is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the northeast, Les Corts to the northwest, and by the municipality of l'Hospitalet de Llobregat to the south. Although old-fashioned, its name is sometimes still written as Sans in some Spanish-language sources.
25-571: The main artery of the neighbourhood is Carrer de Sants , popularly known as Carretera de Sants, which runs westwards from Plaça Espanya to the neighbouring municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It is one of the largest commercial streets in Barcelona. Barcelona Sants railway station , the major railway station in Barcelona, and the Parc de l'Espanya Industrial are both located in Sants. Sants
50-470: A commercial road in 1999 by shopkeepers' associations of its district, it is often claimed to be Europe 's longest commercial road, spanning also Carrer de la Creu Coberta (which is essentially the same street). The Sants-Montjuïc district council has its seat there. The street's name stems from the old parish of Santa Maria de Sants, the neighbourhood's patron saint. It is often referred to as Carretera de Sants , especially by locals, which reveals
75-513: A name of their own but are generally referred to by their colour or by the number and the names of their termini. The lines run as follows: In addition to those, Renfe and FGC trains and the increasingly important tr am routes and stations are displayed on most recent maps, including the info maps in the metro stations, all in a single variety of dark green. Construction work is taking place currently on L9 / L10 , which when finished will run from Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet to
100-410: A nearby location. See the main article for more details. Accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility is nearing completion. As of April 2022 , 8 out of 192 stations are not fully accessible. The non accessible stations are: Lines L2, L6, L7, L8, L9 Nord, L9 Sud, L10 Nord, L10 Sud, L11 and L12 are fully accessible. Non accessible connections (in both directions): For up to date info check
125-493: A population of 19,105 inhabitants, and the neighbourhood had a strong industrial character, home to some of the most important manufacturers of Spanish textiles, such as España Industrial and Vapor Vell . In 2014 rioting broke out in Sants and spread to Barcelona and other cities, when local authorities attempted to demolish the Can Vies community center, a building which had been squatted since 1997. The most famous feast
150-462: A red rhombus with a M inside, remains unused by FGC lines, which use their company logo and a different rhombus-shaped logo (actually rather similar to the one used inside the Madrid Metro ) inside stations. Below ground their decoration is remarkably sober, with the exception of the new stations. A number of stations in the network have been closed, were never inaugurated, or have been moved to
175-624: A request for aggregation to the Diputació Provincial de Barcelona , but this request was not fulfilled for more than two years. In March 1889, the Civil Government asked the Deputation to resolve the issue. A commission presided by Rius i Taulet traveled to Madrid to help move along the case. However, once more, the Deputation took no action. The merger with Barcelona finally took effect in 1897. By then, Sants had
200-553: Is a network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia , Spain , with unified fares under the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) scheme. As of 2024, the network is operated by two separate companies: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). It
225-461: Is made up of 12 lines, combining the lines owned by the two companies. Two lines, L9 and L10 , are being built at present, with both lines having different sections of each opened between 2009 and 2018. They are due to be fully completed in 2030. Three lines on the network have opened as automatic train operation / driverless vehicle systems since 2009: Line 11 being converted to driverless first, and then Lines 9 and 10, opening up driverless. It
250-424: Is one of only two metros worldwide to operate on three different track gauges, being 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) metre gauge on line 8, 1,672 mm ( 5 ft 5 + 13 ⁄ 16 in ) older Iberian gauge on line 1, and 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge and the remaining lines; the other metro with three gauges being
275-515: Is the Festa Major , which is celebrated yearly in honor of the patron saint , Bartholomew the Apostle . During the week-long feast, the traffic is cut off in several parts of the neighborhood, where multiple popular activities are organized outdoors, such as butifarrades , xocolatades (gatherings where people drink chocolate), concerts, Sardanes , and Habaneres . The neighbors decorate
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#1732775884703300-836: The Autoritat del Transport Metropolità , a citywide system that also includes local and regional buses, tramways and some commuter and regional train services. Since early 2020, the total length of the network is 166 km (103 mi) long and 189 stations, including the TMB+FGC+Montjuïc funicular. The major network, operated by TMB , consists of eight lines, numbered L1 to L5 and L9 to L11 (which are distinguished on network maps by different colours), covering 102.6 kilometres (63.8 mi) of route and 141 stations. FGC lines are numbered L6, L7, L8 and L12. These lines, except all of L12 and part of L7, share tracks with commuter rail lines. The Barcelona Metro lines do not have
325-539: The Toei Subway in Tokyo , which uses two narrow gauges and standard gauge. It is the only metro worldwide to operate on both narrow and broad gauge tracks. The network length is 170 kilometres (106 mi), with 183 stations, as of November 2021. It uses spare power from its regenerative braking to power charging stations in the vicinity of its infrastructure. The first rapid transit railway service in Barcelona
350-664: The Zona Franca district and El Prat International Airport . The lines, which share a central section between Bon Pastor and Can Tries | Gornal, will be the longest automated metro line in Europe, at 47.8 kilometres (29.7 mi), and combined will have 52 stations. The project was approved in 2000 but has been challenged by some technical difficulties and some of their sections are pending further geological analysis. The first section of Line 9 that runs between La Sagrera and Can Zam opened in 2009, and by June 2010 eleven new stations on
375-734: The Plaça d'Espanya and Montjuïc , the site of the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition . These two later rapid transit companies contrasted with the first one in being inspired by the Métropolitain de Paris (named after the Metropolitan Railway , from where the word "metro" comes). As of 2022, the network consists of 12 lines managed by 2 different operators: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC, or Catalan Government Railways). Fares and nomenclature are controlled by
400-593: The lines ("Sarrià line", "Balmes line"...). Much later, in the 1920s, a second and a third rapid transit railway systems were founded with the construction of the Gran Metro between Lesseps and the Plaça de Catalunya (part of the modern L3 ) and, two years later, the Metro Transversal (now part of L1 ). This third one was built between the Plaça de Catalunya and la Bordeta to link the city centre with
425-477: The metro lines the company operates ( L6 , L7 and L8 ) and which become a fully-fledged railway system which serves most of the metropolitan area: list of FGC lines . FGC is developing metros for Sabadell and Terrassa - see Barcelona–Vallès Line . [REDACTED] The Spanish psychological horror film " Estación Rocafort " prominently features the Barcelona subway, with the Rocafort station serving as
450-492: The metro stations are within fare zone 1. At the end of 2018, there are 187 operational stations in the Barcelona Metro, served by the 12 lines in current use. The average distance between 2 stations is 807.50 metres. An overwhelming majority of stations in the network lack related buildings or structures aboveground, mostly consisting of an access with stairs, escalators or elevators. The official TMB metro indicator,
475-430: The new Lines L9 and L10 had opened. As of February 2016, the 15-station, 19.6-kilometre (12.2 mi) south section of Line L9 between Zona Universitària and the airport ( Aeroport T1 station) opened. In addition to the one-way ticket there are a number of other tickets and cards. All of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) transport cards are valid and can be used in the Barcelona Metro. These are: All of
500-524: The official sites of TMB and FGC The Barcelona Metro is part of a larger transportation network, regulated and fare-integrated by Autoritat del Transport Metropolità . Among these services, there are two large systems which operate both inside and outside the city limits of Barcelona : the commuter train lines operated by Renfe , amalgamated in the Rodalies Barcelona , or Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya lines which start in
525-435: The same direction. It can be reached via Barcelona Metro stations Espanya ( L1 , L3 , L8 and FGC ), Hostafrancs ( L1 ), Plaça de Sants ( L1 , L5 ), Badal ( L5 ) and Collblanc ( L5 ). 41°22′32″N 2°07′58″E / 41.37556°N 2.13278°E / 41.37556; 2.13278 Barcelona Metro [REDACTED] The Barcelona Metro ( Catalan and Spanish : Metro de Barcelona )
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#1732775884703550-521: The street's origins as an 18th-century road from Barcelona to the then village of Sants. The incorporation of Sants into Barcelona took place in 1897 by order of regent Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain . Then it became the very core of the much industrialised, proletarian Sants. Before 1900 it was variously called Carretera de Madrid or Carretera Real . Past Carrer de la Riera Blanca , where Barcelona borders its suburb L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , it becomes Carrer de Collblanc , which follows pretty much
575-629: The streets with allegorical themes. Another feast, the Festa Alternativa , is celebrated simultaneously with great success. The singer and actress Núria Feliu and the tenor Josep Carreras were both born in Sants. 41°23′N 2°09′E / 41.383°N 2.150°E / 41.383; 2.150 Carrer de Sants, Barcelona Carrer de Sants is a high street in the eponymous neighbourhood of Sants , in Barcelona ( Catalonia , Spain ). After being designated officially
600-559: Was founded in 1863 by the private company Ferrocarril de Barcelona a Sarrià ("Railway from Barcelona to Sarrià", after 1916 Sarrià joined the municipality of Barcelona ). Later this line evolved in what now is basically the current L6 metro service. This railway system, now part of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya company, was later inspired by the London Underground naming style having long names for
625-412: Was the core of an industrial town known as Santa Maria de Sants on the plain bordering Barcelona. In the spring of 1883, the municipalities of Sants and Barcelona decided by mutual agreement to merge the two respective municipalities. One year later, the central government annulled the merger due to technical issues. The process was again put in motion the following year when Barcelona's city government sent
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